Badger Newcomers: Baer, Horwath, Liegel and Weber

The
Wisconsin wrestling team is full of young talent, featuring eight true freshmen
wrestlers.

UWBadgers.com
sat down with four newcomers, Frank Baer, Brock Horwath, Scott Liegel and Brandon
Weber, to discuss what they have been working on in the wrestling room and how
their first year in Wisconsin wrestling is going at UW.

Frank Baer

How is your freshman
year going?

"It's going good. It's different from high school, but I'm
transitioning well. It's a lot of fun, but wrestling is a lot of work too."

Is there any particular
skill that you have picked up in college?

"Overall, my toughness is much better. I went to a pretty
tough high school, but this is that much of a higher level."

How does Wisconsin
wrestling compare to what you have done in the past?

"There is a demand to go 110 percent every time you are out
there."

Brock Horwath

What do you like
about Wisconsin wrestling?

"I love that its competitive, a lot more than high school.
It's a lot better."

What's the biggest difference
between high school and college wrestling?

"The commitment for sure is the biggest difference. In high
school, I didn't have morning practices. I like it though."

Scott Liegel

How are practices
going so far this year?

"I like the competition in the wrestling room. I'm getting
better every day. It's tough, but so far it's going really well."

Is there any wrestler
in particular that you love to compete against?

"Everyone around my weight class pushes me. We push each
other every day. We have a lot of guys around my weight class that are good.
I'll learn from their experience."

Brandon Weber

How is your freshman
year going so far?

"It's going great. The biggest thing for me is I really like
the guys on the team and the coaches. Day in and day out they're pushing us to
be the best we can be."

Has any coach in
particular been working with you?

"I've been working a lot with coach (Eric) Bugenhagen,
especially with the lifts and our group drills in the morning. He's been
pushing me and helping me transition from high school wrestling to college
wrestling."

What is the biggest
transition from high school to college wrestling?

"I'd say hand fighting and having heavy hands. When you
wrestle in high school, you can kind of rest at certain points in the match,
but when you get to college, guys are always beating on the head. I think
that's one of the things that coach Morningstar stresses the most is being
physical on the head so you can wear your opponent down."